Below is a list of breakthroughs in energy metabolism in living systems. Which is the correct order in which they are thought to have evolved?

A. H2O-splitting enzyme activity
B. light-dependent transfer of electrons from H2S to NADPH
C. the consumption of fermentable organic acids
D. oxygen-dependent ATP synthesis

(a) A, C, D, B
(b) C, A, B, D
(c) B, C, A, D
(d) C, B, A, D


(d)

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